Structure 4437300 · Niagara County, NY

Stevens Street over Erie Canal

Carries Stevens Street over Erie Canal, 0.3m SW Jct Rts 78 + 31.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT273 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

273 ft end to end: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a through truss.

Built200521 years old
Length273.0 ft83.2 m
Daily traffic3,324counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyNiagara
Location0.3m SW Jct Rts 78 + 31
CarriesStevens Street
CrossesErie Canal
Coordinates43.16474, -78.70068

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length273.0 ft (83.2 m)
Max Span266.7 ft (81.3 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area857.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,324 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number000000004437300

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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